
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Whananaki bar today (29 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (29 Oct, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 9s period with NNE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (29 Oct, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 8s period with NNE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (29 Oct, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 7s period with NNE swell.
The current surf forecast for Whananaki bar at 1AM is: 0.1m 9s primary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm October 28). An open ocean swell of 0.6m 6s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 0.3m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (NZDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (29 Oct) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 9s |
| Afternoon (29 Oct) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 8s |
| Evening (29 Oct) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 7s |
Table - waves today at Whananaki bar. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 20°C on Thu morning, min 12°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||
Wed 28 | Thursday 29 | Friday 30 | |||||||||||||||||
4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | |
Swell Height Map | |||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 14 | NNE 9 | NNE 9 | NE 9 | NNE 9 | NNE 7 | NNE 9 | NNE 9 | NNE 8 | NE 8 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | NE 10 | S 5 | NNE 6 | NNE 6 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NNE 9 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||
4 | 7 | 7 | 3 | 7 | 4 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 8 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 9:39PM2.10m | 10:13AM2.20m | 10:28PM2.08m | 11:04AM2.18m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 3:57AM-0.00m | 4:28PM0.17m | 4:46AM0.02m | 5:20PM0.20m | |||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | 6:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | 7:47 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:49 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:49 | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 18 | 18 | 14 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 17 | 20 | 20 | 17 | 15 | 15 | 13 | 13 | 16 | 18 | 19 | 16 | 14 |
Feels °C | 15 | 15 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 13 | 16 | 16 | 13 | 11 | 11 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 12 | 13 | 11 | 9 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 6 | N 6 | N 6 | N 6 | N 6 | NNW 6 | NNW 6 | NNE 7 | NNW 6 | NNW 6 | N 6 | NNW 5 | NNW 5 | NNW 5 | N 5 | NNE 6 | NE 6 | NE 9 | N 8 |
39 | 36 | 36 | 25 | 17 | 12 | 12 | 5 | 32 | 44 | 18 | 9 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 5 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 9 | NNE 9 | NNE 9 | NE 9 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | NNE 9 | NNE 7 | NE 7 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | NE 7 | NE 6 | NNE 6 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 6 | NNE 9 |
3 | 7 | 7 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 8 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 14 | E 14 | E 13 | NE 8 | NNE 9 | NE 9 | NNE 9 | N 12 | NNE 8 | NE 8 | N 12 | N 11 | NE 10 | S 5 | NE 10 | — | — | N 10 | NE 15 |
4 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 7 | 3 | 7 | 3 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 4 | — | — | 2 | 8 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 7 | — | — | WNW 3 | WNW 3 | NW 3 | NW 3 | NNW 6 | WSW 2 | WSW 3 | WNW 2 | WNW 3 | WSW 3 | WSW 3 | WSW 3 | SW 3 | SW 3 | WSW 3 | W 3 |
70 | — | — | 2 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 19 | 1 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 7 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 9 | 7 | 34 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 462 | 462 | 34 | 22 | 34 | 208 | 333 | 304 | 455 | 462 | 470 | 455 | 470 |
Best forecast wave conditions in Northland | |||||||||||||||||||
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